Israel is seemingly making ready to increase its floor offensive in Gaza into a 3rd part of the territory.

Palestinian refugee camps had been bombarded in central Gaza on Tuesday, residents mentioned.

Greater than 20,600 Palestinians, two-thirds of them ladies and youngsters, have been killed for the reason that begin of the battle, in response to the Well being Ministry in Gaza, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants among the many useless.

About 1,200 individuals had been killed after Hamas raided southern Israel on Oct. 7, with round 240 individuals taken hostage. Israel says it goals to free the greater than 100 hostages who stay in captivity in Gaza.

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Right here’s what’s taking place within the battle:

JERUSALEM – Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant mentioned that Israel is dealing with a “multi-arena battle” from seven totally different fronts.

Gallant spoke throughout a International Affairs and Protection Committee assembly on the Knesset on Tuesday.

“We now have responded and acted already on six of those fronts,” Gallant mentioned. Gallant advised the committee the seven fronts are Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, West Financial institution, Iraq, Yemen, and Iran, however wouldn’t elaborate additional on which fronts Israel has acted.

Gallant added that with out reaching the targets of the battle, the nation received’t simply have a difficulty with individuals reluctant to return to the border areas with Lebanon and Gaza, however “individuals won’t need to dwell in a spot the place we have no idea learn how to shield them.”

Throughout the identical assembly, committee chair Yuli Edelstein famous that because the preventing progresses, Israel is “transitioning from the second to 3rd stage” of the navy operation in Gaza, however the public ought to put together for a protracted battle.